# Accident 19791020029869A: Piper PA32S300, West Springfiel, MA, October 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1979, 13:40 local time
- Place: West Springfiel, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1255° N, 72.6497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Springfield Town, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1255&lon=-72.6497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5223S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5223S-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32S300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 559 total, 264 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020029869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE STOPPED DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE.EMERGENCY LANDED IN TREES.FOUND WATER IN FUEL.INADEQUATE PRE FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE01), Oct 20, 1979: Piper PA-32S (N5223S), W.Springfield, MA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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